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Punyagupta S, Juttijudata P, Bunnag T, 1975. Eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand. Clinical studies of 484 typical cases probably caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 24 :921–931.
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Chotmongkol V, Sawnayawisuth K, Thavornpitak Y, 2000. Corticosteroid treatment of eosinophilic meningitis. Clin Infect Dis 31 :660–662.
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Chotmongkol V, Wongjitrat C, Sawadpanit K, Sawnayawisuth K, 2004. Treatment of eosinophilic meningitis with a combination of albendazole and corticosteroid. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 35 :172–174.
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Maleewong W, Sombatsawat P, Intapan PM, Wongkham C, Chotmongkol V, 2001. Immunoblot evaluation of the specific of the 29-kDa antigen from young adult female worms Angiostrongylus cantonensis for immunodiagnosis of human angiostrongyliasis. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 19 :267–273.
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Tangchai P, Nye SW, Beaver PC, 1967. Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by angiostrongyliasis in Thailand. Autopsy report. Am J Trop Med Hyg 16 :454–461.
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Sonakul D, 1978. Pathological findings in four cases of human angiostrongyliasis. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 9 :220–227.
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Koo J, Pien F, Kliks MM, 1988. Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) eosinophilic meningitis. Rev Infect Dis 10 :1155–1162.
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Kliks MM, Kroenke K, Hardman JM, 1982. Eosinophilic radiculo-myeloencephalitis: an angiostrongylus outbreak in American Samoa related to ingestion of Achatina fulica snails. Am J Trop Med Hyg 31 :1114–1122.
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Jitpimolmard S, Sawnayawisuth K, Morakote N, Vejjajiva A, Puntumetakul M, Sanchaisuriya K, Tassaneeyakul W, Tassaneeyakul W, Korwanich N, 2007. Albendazole therapy for eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Parasitol Res 100 :1293–1296.
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Comparison of Prednisolone Plus Albendazole with Prednisolone Alone for Treatment of Patients with Eosinophilic Meningitis
Verajit Chotmongkol
Verajit Chotmongkol
Department of Medicine, and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Loei Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Loei, Thailand
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Suvicha Kittimongkolma
Suvicha Kittimongkolma
Department of Medicine, and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Loei Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Loei, Thailand
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Kanigar Niwattayakul
Kanigar Niwattayakul
Department of Medicine, and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Loei Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Loei, Thailand
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Pewpan M. Intapan
Pewpan M. Intapan
Department of Medicine, and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Loei Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Loei, Thailand
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Yupa Thavornpitak
Yupa Thavornpitak
Department of Medicine, and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Loei Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Loei, Thailand
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Corticosteroid and the combination of corticosteroid and antihelminthic drug are safe and beneficial in relieving headaches in patients with eosinophilic meningitis. However, clinical trials comparing the efficacies of these regimens have never been reported. We conducted a prospective, open, randomized, controlled study to compare the efficacy of the combination of prednisolone plus albendazole and prednisolone alone for the treatment of eosinophilic meningitis. Our study had 53 patients in the combined treatment group and 51 patients in the prednisolone alone group. There were no significant differences between the two groups with regard to the number of patients who still had headaches after 14 days (0 versus 1, respectively; P = 0.49) and the median length of time until complete disappearance of headache (3 versus 3 days, respectively; P = 0.32. Prednisolone plus albendazole is no better than prednisolone alone for treatment of patients with eosinophilic meningitis.
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Punyagupta S, Juttijudata P, Bunnag T, 1975. Eosinophilic meningitis in Thailand. Clinical studies of 484 typical cases probably caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 24 :921–931.
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Chotmongkol V, Sawnayawisuth K, Thavornpitak Y, 2000. Corticosteroid treatment of eosinophilic meningitis. Clin Infect Dis 31 :660–662.
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3
Chotmongkol V, Wongjitrat C, Sawadpanit K, Sawnayawisuth K, 2004. Treatment of eosinophilic meningitis with a combination of albendazole and corticosteroid. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 35 :172–174.
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Maleewong W, Sombatsawat P, Intapan PM, Wongkham C, Chotmongkol V, 2001. Immunoblot evaluation of the specific of the 29-kDa antigen from young adult female worms Angiostrongylus cantonensis for immunodiagnosis of human angiostrongyliasis. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 19 :267–273.
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5
Tangchai P, Nye SW, Beaver PC, 1967. Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by angiostrongyliasis in Thailand. Autopsy report. Am J Trop Med Hyg 16 :454–461.
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6
Sonakul D, 1978. Pathological findings in four cases of human angiostrongyliasis. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 9 :220–227.
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7
Koo J, Pien F, Kliks MM, 1988. Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) eosinophilic meningitis. Rev Infect Dis 10 :1155–1162.
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8
Kliks MM, Kroenke K, Hardman JM, 1982. Eosinophilic radiculo-myeloencephalitis: an angiostrongylus outbreak in American Samoa related to ingestion of Achatina fulica snails. Am J Trop Med Hyg 31 :1114–1122.
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Jitpimolmard S, Sawnayawisuth K, Morakote N, Vejjajiva A, Puntumetakul M, Sanchaisuriya K, Tassaneeyakul W, Tassaneeyakul W, Korwanich N, 2007. Albendazole therapy for eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Parasitol Res 100 :1293–1296.
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